Afghanistan, Nov. 7 -- Bomb threats targeting television broadcasters in Ireland, Britain and Bulgaria prompted evacuations, security operations and temporary disruptions to broadcasting on Friday, as a wider wave of suspected hoax threats continued to affect air travel across Europe.
According to Reuters, the Irish public broadcaster RTE, Britain's Sky News and Bulgaria's NOVA TV were among the media organisations targeted. Emails sent to RTE and NOVA TV, under the subject line "Message to the West", claimed that explosives had been planted inside their buildings and warned that they would detonate within 45 minutes. No explosive devices were found.
The sender identified himself as "Mikhail Andropov" and claimed to represent a group resp...